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All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.

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All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.
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Mayank Agarwal. (Photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images)

Mayank Agarwal roped in as Shikhar Dhawan’s replacement for the ODI series against West Indies

  • The year continues to get even better for Karnataka and Team India Test opener Mayank Agarwal.
  • After having taken to Test match opening like fish to water, Mayank Agarwal has now been roped in as a replacement for Shikhar Dhawan in the upcoming One-day series against the West Indies.
  • (Read more about the story)

Asghar Afghan reappointed as Afghanistan captain in all three formats

  • The Afghanistan team has seen a lot of movement in the leadership role in the team of late.
  • It was in April of this year when long-time captain Asghar Afghan was removed from the role two months before the start of the ICC World Cup 2019 in England and Wales.
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Kris Srikkanth feels Virat Kohli missed the precision of Jasprit Bumrah against West Indies

  • The Indian team will be preparing to take on the two-time and defending T20 World Cup champions West Indies in the deciding third T20I of the 3-match series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on December 11.
  • The Indian team had chased down 207 runs in Hyderabad thanks to Virat Kohli’s 94*, but in the second game, failed to defend 170 runs with Lendl Simmons scoring a brilliant fifty.
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The tears wouldn’t stop, I’d gone mad, says KC Cariappa recalls IPL 2015 auction when KKR picked him

  • The IPL auction is an event that brings joy into the lives of many cricketers especially the local ones with talent.
  • The motto of the Indian Premier League is itself when talent meets opportunity and many times, the franchises scout out amazing local talent for the auction and then bids start to fly off if the interest is intense and we have seen unknown names going for multiple crores.
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MSL 2019: Isuru Udana refuses to run out injured batsman; shows exemplary sportsman spirit

  • The ongoing season of Mzansi Super League 2019 has been full of action right from the start with some of the most high-quality batting and bowling on display along with some over the top celebrations from the players.
  • However, all that has been done keeping the sportsman spirit in mind and in jest.
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From 2007 WT20 win to finishing off 2011 WC final: MS Dhoni opens up about his memorable moments in cricket

  • Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is undoubtedly one of the greatest captains to have ever led a team in white-ball cricket.
  • From leading a young group of men to the inaugural World Twenty20 triumphs in 2007 to realizing India’s dream of winning fifty-over World Cup after 28 years in 2011 to completing the treble of ICC.
  • (Read more about the story)

Pakistan invites Bangladesh to play pink-ball Test in January

  • Cricket teams who have been reluctant to be a part of the pink-ball experiment earlier have started expressing interest to play day-night Tests.
  • The supporters are turning up in numbers to watch the gentleman’s game under floodlights.
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Ravi Shastri rekindles relationship with Sourav Ganguly, showers praises on BCCI President’s contributions

  • Sourav Ganguly and Ravi Shastri have had a fallout for the past two to three years and the chemistry didn’t work out between the two.
  • But, now things really seem to take a U-turn after Sourav Ganguly took charge as BCCI President.
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I am dreaming of cover drives now, says Taapsee Pannu about preparing for Mithali Raj’s biopic

  • Taapsee Pannu is one of the most talented actresses in Bollywood at the moment and she has been portraying many characters in biopics like Soorma and Saand ki Aankh.
  • However, she will be taking on her biggest challenge when she plays Indian women’s team captain Mithali Raj in her upcoming biopic, “Shabaash Mithu”, which was announced on Raj’s 37th birthday.
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PCB invites Australia to tour Pakistan for a Test series in 2022

  • International Test cricket finally returned to Pakistan after a period of ten long years with the first Test getting underway between Sri Lanka and the home side in Rawalpindi.
  • Ever since those dastardly terrorists attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in 2009, International cricket had completely subsided from Pakistan soil.
  • (Read more about the story)

Fast bowling prodigy Gerald Coetzee named in South Africa’s Under-19 World Cup squad

  • Gerald Coetzee, the young pace sensation from South Africa has been named in the Under-19 World Cup squad.
  • He had recently sustained a hamstring injury in a match of MSL 2019.
  • (Read more about the story)

‘They are 1-1 now’- Phil Simmons on the battle between Virat Kohli & Kesrick Williams

  • The ongoing India-West Indies series has turned out to be an intriguing one, to say the least.
  • From whirlwind power-hitting to Kohli’s sumptuous strokeplay to not-so sumptuous fielding to the on-field antics, it has been a roller coaster thus far.
  • (Read more about the story)

Andre Russell reveals a strange reason behind picking BPL over BBL

  • Andre Russell, the star all-rounder from West Indies has come out with strange revelation on why he preferred playing in Bangladesh Premier League over Big Bash league in Australia.
  • The right-handed all-rounder will play for Rajshahi Royals in the upcoming season of BPL that will start from December 11.
  • (Read more about the story)

‘With Sourav Ganguly at the helm, I hope things will change’: Murali Vijay eyes his comeback to Team India

  • Former Indian opener Murali Vijay is currently plying his trade for his state Tamil Nadu in their ongoing Ranji Trophy encounter against Karnataka.
  • The 61-Test veteran who racked up 4000 plus runs at the highest level hasn’t featured in a Test match for the country ever since he was dropped from the team post India’s 146-run-defeat in Perth last December.
  • (Read more about the story)

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